Mavericks surf break

Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mavericks today?

The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s

Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WNW
0.4
SW
1.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)10101111111818181817161016688910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20215512812817619719419419218813310491160481782103415159327726631042584512
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
N
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
1.75
5:22PM
1.15
3:33AM
1.69
6:46PM
1.20
4:47AM
1.62
7:49PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
-0.12
9:34PM
0.96
11:11AM
-0.09
11:07PM
1.00
12:27PM
-0.09
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--7:07-------7:05-------7:03-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:25-------7:27--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C14141620181614121212111312111099891518151314
Feels °C (?)11111416121110999997432236111310811
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